Species Details

ABH: 49.224

BF: 1205

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Spilonota ocellana

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Bud Moth

Account: Common in orchards, woodland, gardens and parks throughout the British Isles, more numerous in the south. Characterised by the dense and well-defined basal patch, the usually prominent pre-tornal marking and the elongate ocellus of the forewing; the male is further distinguished by the antennal notch [Bradley]. The larva is polyphagous, showing a preference for woody Rosaceae such as apple, pear and hawthorn.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 12 — 16 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 13 Jun (2006) — 21 Sep (2019)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/spilonota-ocellana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 203

Individuals: 185

Earliest Year: 1996

Latest Year: 2025

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